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Storck, Wilke, Carter, Gregor and Walton Claim Opening Night Wins at Sheyenne Speedway
Made it to Sheyenne Speedway in Lisbon for Night 1 and the track's Memorial Day race. What a turnout of cars! 122 signed in, including 42...
tombergie01
May 26, 20205 min read


Pederson and Aberle Lead Winners at Devils Lake Speedway
RaceChaser blog ventured up to Devils Lake Speedway for week 2 action. POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints were on hand and a nice 85-car...
tombergie01
May 24, 20205 min read


Veteran Driver Don Shaw Takes Over as Owner at I-94 Speedway
Don Shaw is known by most dirt-racing fans in the region as the driver of the No. 42S Wissota Late Model. But this summer, he’s taken on...
tombergie01
May 21, 20203 min read


Time to Sensibly Re-Open — Small Businesses and Racetracks May Depend on It
ARC Lanes in Ada, Minn., like many small businesses in smaller communities, has been hit hard financially by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The...
tombergie01
May 20, 20203 min read


Catching Up With: 2006 Wissota Street Stock National Champion Dave Rohweder
The 2006 season was the most memorable of Dave Rohweder’s racing career. The Wishek, N.D., rancher won the Wissota Street Stock National...
tombergie01
May 20, 20202 min read


Canadian Racers 'Basically Screwed Right Now'
Here are some prominent dirt-racing names that I hope I get to see race — soon — in 2020: Ward Imrie (2-time Wissota Mod National Champ)...
tombergie01
May 18, 20203 min read


Carter, Carr Pick Up Wins at Devils Lake Opener
RaceChaser finally gets to talk about actual racing! Made the trip to Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, N.D. on Saturday for that track’s...
tombergie01
May 17, 20204 min read


Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprints Debut Tonight at Devils Lake Speedway
When Devils Lake Speedway near Crary, N.D., opens tonight, there will be a new class added to the track’s regular weekly lineup: the...
tombergie01
May 16, 20202 min read


Catching Up With: Viking Speedway Hall of Famer Jeff Hinkemeyer
Jeff Hinkemeyer had a season for the ages in 1990 at Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minn. He won 18 of 20 features and won the Great Northern Region championship. But what set the stage for that season was racing on the NASCAR Busch Tour in the late 1980s. Racing for Joe and Audrey Salner’s #4F late model team out of St. Cloud, Minn., Hinkemeyer raced on the Busch Tour against top Midwest late model drivers like Gary Webb, Ray Guss Jr., Steve Kosiski and Joe Kosiski in late 1
tombergie01
May 13, 20203 min read


Catching Up With: Lisbon Racing Announcing Legend Roger 'Pokey' Lukes
If you’ve followed racing in the Lisbon area over the past four decades or so — there’s a very good chance you know Roger “Pokey” Likes. ...
tombergie01
May 6, 20203 min read


Racing is Our Outlet
I get the impression, at least, that based on some social media posts, that people don’t understand why race fans and drivers want to...
tombergie01
Apr 29, 20203 min read


Catching Up With Former Fergus Falls Late Model Standout and Snowmobile Hall of Famer Steve Thorsen
Steve Thorsen of Fergus Falls was a highly-accomplished snowmobile racer decades ago. Turns out he was pretty dang tough on the dirt race...
tombergie01
Apr 28, 20203 min read


Nygaard, Mullen and Croaker Open Season at Park Jefferson Open Wheel Nationals
I REALLY needed to see some kind of racing, so I watched the Speed Shift TV broadcast of the Open Wheel Nationals at Park Jefferson...
tombergie01
Apr 25, 20203 min read


A Balanced Approach Needed Going Forward
Park Jefferson Speedway, a 3/8-mile dirt track, is located about 15 minutes north of Sioux City, Iowa near North Sioux City and...
tombergie01
Apr 23, 20206 min read


Catching Up With: 2-Time Wissota Sprint National Champion Loren Langerud
If you followed sprint car racing regionally in the early to mid 2000s, chances you saw Loren Langerud running towards the front of the...
tombergie01
Apr 22, 20202 min read


Remember When...
This will be a COVID-19 and political free blog. Last mention of either of those things I promise. I see the historic pictures on the...
tombergie01
Apr 18, 20203 min read


Catching Up With: River Cities Speedway Hall of Famer Kevin Pappenfuss
For a driver that won more than 140 features, it’s a plaque Kevin Pappenfuss received in 2018 that means the most. That plaque signified...
tombergie01
Apr 15, 20203 min read


Thoughts on Buffalo River Race Park's Decision to Cancel 2020...
Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon announced on its website and Facebook page on Wednesday that it is cancelling its 2020 season with the...
tombergie01
Apr 8, 20204 min read


Catching Up With: 4-Time Wissota Mod National Champion Leo Burkhardsmier
Leo Burkhardsmier is considered one of the legends in North Dakota dirt-track racing. Not only because he was recognized for his famous...
tombergie01
Apr 8, 20203 min read


WOO Sprints and Late Models, John Seitz Memorial Highlight River Cities Speedway 2020 Slate
Two appearances by the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars and one by the World of Outlaw Late Models highlight a busy summer at River Cities...
tombergie01
Apr 5, 20203 min read
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